The Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive, StarVR’s chief competitors, both have a field of view of about 110 degrees — about half that of StarVR. (Image courtesy Starbreeze.)

Stockholm-based Starbreeze is the maker of the StarVR headset, which offers an industry-leading 210-degree field of view. By comparison, the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive have just a 110-degree field of view creating a scuba mask effect that can limit immersion.

Foster also suggested that his company’s partnership with Michael Bay will likely result in the release of virtual reality content to accompany the IMAX version of the movie. That partnership, announced this past summer, covers five Paramount pictures — including the fifth Transformers film, Transformers: The Last Knight.

Nuela Ada is a UK-based technology writer. She is also the founder of InspireIT, a free global mentoring program for young girls and women studying or interested in science, technology, engineering and math.

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